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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (MIN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (MIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (MIN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Hunter Nourzad Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Hunter Nourzad
C Penn State
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (MIN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (MIN)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (MIN)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (DAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (PHI)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (TEN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Derwin James Jr.
S
Players traded away
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Danielle Hunter
EDGE
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Ezra Cleveland
OG
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Harrison Smith
S
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Kirk Cousins
QB
Draft Grade — Vikings
Overall F
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Vikings finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a F.

The Vikings spent real capital to be 46 picks early on Blake Watson, and the board is going to hold them to it. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here.

They banked enough surplus on Chambers to cover a lot of smaller sins. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 11 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Tyler Guyton graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick51 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 51st pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick56 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
A tidy little value on Braden Fiske in slot 56, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick109 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Renardo Green at slot 109 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
No drama and no debate, Ben Sinnott went about where he belonged in No. 130. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick156 Rnd5 Michael Pratt
They barely believed it either: Michael Pratt still on the board at the 156th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 160th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in pick 166, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Isaiah Davis at Round 6, Pick 3 is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick179 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
No edge and no loss on Khristian Boyd in pick No. 179; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick184 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in Round 6, Pick 9 is fair value, right on his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick189 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Walter Rouse at the 189th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick190 Rnd6 Hunter Nourzad
A straight-up fair deal on Hunter Nourzad at the 190th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Taking Steele Chambers in pick 219 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Drake Nugent
Circle this one: Drake Nugent at slot 229 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick232 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.